: having the power to bite
a biting wind
especially
: able to grip and impress deeply
a biting wit
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a biting wind that only the toughest football fans were willing to endure
the biting comments by the pundits about the government's inaction
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After Leaving Mr Mackenzie Jean Rhys, 1931 Rhys was one of those amazing, tragic, ahead-of-her-time women and her life mirrored that of Julia, the main character in this book, which is a raging scream against the patriarchy and a biting critique of how women are viewed.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Aug. 2024
The sketch seemed to be SNL’s attempt to balance the cold open’s levity with a more biting tone about the wearying stakes of deciding the nation’s leadership.
—Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Will Ari craft a biting lyric finally addressing it?
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Contrast exists too in the film’s objective as by turns sincere and biting satire, much to the chagrin of critic Roger Ebert, who panned the film in a one-star review upon its release.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Aug. 2024
The sketch seemed to be SNL’s attempt to balance the cold open’s levity with a more biting tone about the wearying stakes of deciding the nation’s leadership.
—Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
Will Ari craft a biting lyric finally addressing it?
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Contrast exists too in the film’s objective as by turns sincere and biting satire, much to the chagrin of critic Roger Ebert, who panned the film in a one-star review upon its release.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Biting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biting. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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